Location: Swansea/Remote working
Report To: Partner (R&D Tax)
Salary: Dependant on qualifications and experience
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time (however part-time hours may be considered)
We currently have an opportunity to join our growing team and to work closely with our R&D specialist, Paul Arnold. This opportunity would be well suited to someone who is either qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience in a practice-based Firm and is keen to specialise their career in research and development (R&D).
This role will give the successful candidate the path to continue to progress their accountancy career whilst specialising to become one of our R&D experts. You will be working with innovative businesses across a range of industries, providing trusted strategic R&D tax advice that has huge impact in helping to shape the future of business innovation within not just South Wales but wider regions.
Job Description:
- Work collaboratively with the R&D Tax Partner and other members of staff
- Provide technically excellent R&D tax credit claims for clients
- Undertake specialist R&D work as assigned to you
- Delivering technical reports and tax calculations
- Get to know clients’ businesses and fully understand their R&D projects
- Being a main point of contact for clients, specifically in relation to R&D queries
- Carry out all aspects of work undertaken efficiently, thoroughly and in accordance with the firm’s procedures
- Deliver information to clients in a timely manner and within budget
- Manage client communication in an efficient and polite manner
- Identify where there are shortfalls of work to cover chargeability and alert Managers
- Communicate to management progress on workload and plan for efficient completion
- Carry out other tasks that may be assigned to you in order to support the Firm and your colleagues
Person Specification:
Education and Experience
- Qualified or part qualified (CTA/ACA/ACCA) or qualified by experience
- Significant experience working within a regulated UK practice-based accountancy firm
- Experience in providing advice and support to clients in relation to tax and research and development tax
- Experience of preparing tax returns for companies, charities and partnerships
Skills and Aptitude
- Ability to divide your time between work and learning
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- A keen interest in developing yourself and others
- Ability to work effectively to deadlines and work under pressure
- Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
- Strong IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including good presentation and report writing skills
Personal Qualities
- Act with a high degree of integrity while representing the values of the Firm
- Ability to use own initiative and take a flexible approach
- Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
If you would like apply or have an informal chat with a member of our team please email vacancies@bevanbuckland.co.uk with a copy of your CV.